Police: Man Stabbed By Former Girlfriend

An Allentown man suffered hand and neck injuries when he was stabbed in his home Friday, city police reported.

Larry Lockhart, 59, of 118 S. Hall St. had his thumb nearly severed by a former girlfriend, police said.

Lockhart was bleeding profusely when he approached a police officer who happened to be parked in a nearby lot, police said.

Lockhart also had some less-severe cuts on his neck, police said.

Linda Phillips, 44, who lives at the same address, will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault, reckless endangerment, possession of an instrument of crime and harassment, police said.

Phillips was being held at the police station before arraignment Friday, police said.

Lockhart was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, police said. A hospital spokesman said he had no record of Lockhart.